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THBShango Shrine Figure, Yoruba, Nigeria
Lot 115
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Timed Auction in Progress ... Currently on Lot Estimate:
$1,500 - $2,000
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By 500 Gallery
Oct 28, 2022 - Nov 10, 2022
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2022-10-28 14:00:00
2022-11-10 12:00:00
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Bidsquare : November Collection: African Tribal Art
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African tribal sculptures and masks from the late 1800's through the mid 20th century. Rare masterpiece examples of Bangwa, Dogon, Baule, Ibibio, Yoruba, Bakongo and Senufo art gathered over the past decades. The selection is from the private collection of Massachusetts Gentlemen. 500 Gallery info@500gallery.com
African tribal sculptures and masks from the late 1800's through the mid 20th century. Rare masterpiece examples of Bangwa, Dogon, Baule, Ibibio, Yoruba, Bakongo and Senufo art gathered over the past decades. The selection is from the private collection of Massachusetts Gentlemen. 500 Gallery info@500gallery.com
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African Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria: Shrine Figure of a Kneeling Sango (Shango) devotee with double-axe (opa) headdress and satchel, holding an ose Sango (a wooden shaft with a double ax-head motif at the summit) Early/Mid 20th Century. Carved wood with dark patina and traces of blue pigment.
Devotee figures are placed on altars dedicated to the god Shango, whose emblem is a double-headed axe. The form of the axe originated in the belief that he controls thunderbolts. His followers are shown in attitudes of devotion, serenely balancing the god's twin thunderbolts, which represent Shango's power and blessings, upon their heads.
Provenance: Private Collection, Massachusetts, Private collection, New York
Dimensions: 28"H x 9"W x 8"DGood condition. Minor abrasions, minor wood loss on the base. Please inspect the photos and videos, which supplement the written description and show the condition of this lot.Condition
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